Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-10-20
STATE CORRESPONDENTS.
North Haven.


NORTH HAVEN, Oct. 19.-F. G. Bradley
and family expect to leave for California
next week on Wednesday, Oct. &c. How
long they will remain away has not yet been
decided. Mrs. Louisa Todd and Miss Lodema
Marks will occupy Mr.. Bradley's house dur
ing his absence.
A. B. Clinton, who went West for his
health some weeks since, has returned sooner
than was expected, as the climate did not
seem to agree with him. The numerous
emigrants from this place to California think
he should have gone farther.
DR.. B. II. Page has been absent in Califor-
mia for some weeks, and likes it so we'll that
he has bought land and is building house.
He expects his family to go there this
autumn. A church, which has been built
during the past year, is directly opposite the
site purchased by DR.. Page, so they will be
nearer church than when here.
Mrs. Irving Bassett, of Hudson, N. Y, is
visiting her husbands father, Mr.. Lyman
Bassett of Clintonville.
Mrs. Dickinson, who occupies a part of
DIR. A. Lords house, is seriously ILL DR..
Lord and DR.. Goodyear have held consulta-
tions on the case.
Miss Ella Tuttle returned yesterday from
visit of several days to her cousin, Mrs.
Charles johnson of Northford.
Mrs. johnson has lived in New Haven for
several years until last spring Mr.. johnson
bought plsce in Northford and took his
family there to live. They like their new
home very much.
Mr.. R. N. Augur arrived from the north
yesterday morning with several nice horses
and quite a number of cattle, COWS and
calves.
The assessors will meet in the town clerks
Office, Memorial hall, on Thursday, October
90, to receive the tax lists.
A communication from J. W. Tuttle, dated
North CRANKY, speaks of visit to the ruins
of yyE
portions of the walls and buildings now
standing. Many rooms could be seen dis
tinctly. The party also visited the copper
mines. The guide conducted them down the
shaft to the depth of 100 feet, the way
lighted by candles. The sight was interest,"
ing and instructive.
Mr. and Mrs. futile spent the Sabbath at
Simsbury with Rev. Mr.. Lyon, whose wife
was Miss Eunice Smith of this place and a
cousin of Mrs. futile. They are expected
home this week.
F. L. Mansfield, David Bassett and q. 81.
Robinson are shingling the blacksmith shop
at "the bridge"
The town meeting in reference to a graded
school at the center is to be held to-mor-
row. AS the assessors meet at the hall on
the same day full attendance is expected
A few evenings since couple were out
driving as young people in the country do
sometimes, and although the night was dark
and half cloudy they drove towards North
ford. AS they reached the hill near the old
Gid Baldwin place it was remarked how
gloomy and deserted the house looked. They
could just discern that there were no win
dows and no closed doors. The young man
was about turning his horse around in front
of the house to go back home when loud
noise was heard in the building as if some
hard substance was struck on to iron which
ratified. The horse at once proceeded on to
Northford at faster gait and. There Is
more than one way from Northford to North |
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